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A College Football Parody that Explains Florida’s Education Follies | Scathing Purple Musings

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A College Football Parody that Explains Florida’s Education Follies

Randy Schultz ripped Rick Scott and the hand-picked lackeys on the Florida Board of Education in this morning’s Palm Beach Post. Well, Schultz actually ripped just about everyone who’s responsible for Florida’s education follies.
Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson, whom the board selected just a year ago, resigned last week. Gov. Scott said in a statement that Mr. Robinson “has been a tireless advocate for creating quality learning opportunities for all of Florida’s students, and he will certainly be missed.” Sure. Gov. Scott will miss Gerard Robinson as much as he has missed Eric Smith. Two months